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Plenty of things will grab a dog’s attention: squirrels, tennis balls, funny smells, other dogs. But a TV channel?

Absolutely, say the makers of DogTV, the first cable network to deliver 24-hour programming for dogs. The idea, they say, is that flipping on the channel while you go out for the day will keep your pet _________, entertained
and relaxed. Call it “Sesame Street” for those who will never learn their _________.

The shows on DogTV are actually three- to six-minute segments featuring grassy _________, bouncing _________ and humans _________ dog tummies. There are also segments featuring noiseless vacuum cleaners and muted doorbells
to help make dogs more _________ around such common household agitations.

Executives at the network say their programming is scientifically _________ to appeal to dogs. “We have three years of _________ on how dogs react to different stimuli,” said Bonnie Vieira, a spokeswoman
for DogTV.

For instance, she explained, “For dogs who suffer from _________ anxiety, DogTV is a tool that might help ease them, so maybe they’re not getting into trouble, and they’re happier, more relaxed,
when you get _________.”

But can dogs actually watch, and _________ from, television? Like most questions regarding canine consciousness, the answer depends on whom you ask.

“I think a lot of this is to make us feel _________ as opposed to making the pet happier,” said Dr. Ann E. Hohenhaus, a staff veterinarian for the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan. “Your pet needs
adequate _________ and an interesting environment. You cannot just put on the TV and hope your dog is going to get better.”

Still, if the dog is paying attention to the screen, odds are it _________ what it sees. “If the dog wasn’t enjoying it, he would find something else to do, like _________ on the end of a sofa,”
Dr. Hohenhaus said. In that way, dog-oriented shows “could be a component” in a program designed to alleviate separation anxiety.

In a test of DogTV at the Escondido Humane Society in California, the pets housed in a “behavior evaluation ward” — essentially a holding pen for new residents — found that exposure to the
channel at least temporarily helped reduce _________ and antsy behavior.